Nanoscience – working small, thinking big
Further reading
October 2006, pages 16-18
Nanotech safety: Who is responsible? (by Sarah Belfield)
Warns that regulation of nanotechnology products is being shared by a number of agencies, potentially leading to a lack of ethical and legal clarity.
September 2006, pages 33-36
Nanocircuits in 3-D (by David Salt)
Describes a new way to build nanocircuits and devices.
May 2006, pages 34-38
Nature-inspired nanomachines (by Paul Mulvaney)
Discusses how nature is providing clues to overcome some of the limitations to nanotechnology.
March 2006, page 11
Nanotube power for laptops
Describes solar cells made from conductive polymers and nanotubes that may eventually be used to power laptops and mobile phones.
November/December 2003, pages 14-26
This special issue on nanotechnology contains the following articles:
- What colour is gold (by Paul Mulvaney)
- Pollution's sweet solution (by Michael Moylan)
- Nanoengineering smart particles (by Frank Caruso)
- Manipulating viruses to grow semiconductors (by Angela Belcher)
- Thermodynamic limits to nanomachines (by Denis Evans)
- Nanotechnology raises big issues (by Vijoleta Braach-Maksvytis)
April 2003, page 4
Nanoglazing beats the heat
Explains how nanopowders embedded in a thin plastic layer on the surface of a glass sheet allows daylight into a building while minimising solar heat.
March 2003, page 5
Cheaper nanotubes on the way
Describes a new two-stage process for
producing nanotubes.
March 2003, page 10
Molecular switch developed
Describes a porous material that changes
colour when it absorbs specific molecules.
No. 153, pages 20-21
Nanosafety and the environment(by Robin Taylor)
Covers the need for research into environmental and health risks from nanotechnology.
A collection of New Scientist articles on nanotechnology is available.
14 April 2006
Nano-car gets an engine (by Tom Simonite)
Reports on a light-powered engine used to propel the nano-car.
21 January 2006, page 26
Nanomagnets to rescue the incredible shrinking chip (by Paul Marks)
Describes magnetic storage devices for storage and manipulation of data in future computers.
26 July 2003, page 23
Small stuff, big questions (by Douglas Parr)
Presents Greenpeace's stance on nanotechnology.
19 July 2003, page 16
How not to give steel the creeps (by Duncan Graham-Rowe)
Explains that embedding nanoparticles in steel can prevent metal fatigue.
21 June 2003, page 10
Anti-nanotech campaigners declare war on
tiny things (by Jenny Hogan)
A report on an international meeting that
discussed a moratorium on all nanotechnology.
31 May 2003, pages 28-31
The facts of life (by Claire Ainsworth)
Describes projects that aim to build a
genome to support life. Nanotechnologists could use these genomes as tiny
factories to produce molecules.
26 April 2003, pages 30-33
Bright new world (by Bruce Schechter)
Describes
a new trick with light that could spark a nanotechnology revolution based on
plasmonics.
12 April 2003, page 19
Why every engineer needs a few strands of DNA (by Nicola Jones)
Explains
how DNA molecules can be used to pick out a single carbon nanotube from a
tangled clump.
29 March
2003, pages 14-15
How safe is nanotech? (by Kurt Kleiner and Jenny Hogan)
Discusses the possible impacts of products
such as nanoparticles on health and the environment.
15 March 2003, pages 30-33
Open secret (by
Valerie Jamieson)
A feature on nanotubes – their properties
and potential.
15 March 2003, pages 50-51
The robot within (by Philip Ball)
Explains how self-replicating objects, just
nanometres across, can be made from DNA.
January 2006
This issue contains four articles on nanomedicine.
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Down to the nearest billionth
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Treating and healing on three fronts
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The miracle and the infinite
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Toxicity under nano-surveillance
May 2007, pages 58-65
Carbon nanonets spark new electronics (by George Gruner)
Looks at the development of nanonet electronics.
May 2007, pages 8-9
Structured settings (by Charles Choi)
Looks at the preparation and potential uses of nanowires.
April 2007, pages 38-45
The Promise of Plasmonics (by Harry Atwater)
Looks at the world of plasmonics and the potential applications of plasmonic components.
10 April 2007
Move over nanotube, here comes graphene (by JR Minkel)
Explores the potential of graphene to take over from nanotubes.
October 2006, pages 31-33
Viral nano electronics (by Philip Ross)
Looks at research using viruses to make nano electronics.
May 2006, page 18
Light work (by Eric Smalley)
Describes a nanotube that has enhanced the efficiency of creating hydrogen from water.
11 April 2006
Nanoparticles annihilate prostate cancer (by David Biello)
Describes the trial of nanoparticles containing a drug to treat prostate cancer.
February 2006, pages 54-57
Miniaturised power (by Charles Q. Choi)
Desrcibes the development of a nanobattery.
April 2004, pages 48-55
The first nanochips (by G. Dan Hutcheson)
Explains some of the technology used by scientists and engineers to produce ever faster and smaller chips for use in electronic circuitry.
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